Listen to Strangers When We Meet by David Bowie

Strangers When We Meet

David Bowie

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

David Bowie

Vocals

Tom Frish

Guitar

Erdal Kizilcay

Keyboards

Yossi Fine

Bass

Joey Baron

Drums

Sterling Campbell

Sterling Campbell

Drums

Mike Garson

Piano

Reeves Gabrels

Guitar

Brian Eno

Synthesizer

Carlos Alomar

Rhythm Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

David Bowie

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

David Bowie

Producer

Andy Grassi

Assistant Engineer

Ben Fenner

Assistant Engineer

Domonik Tarqua

Assistant Engineer

Jon Goldberger

Assistant Engineer

David Richards

Mixing Engineer

Kevin Metcalfe

Mastering Engineer

Brian Eno

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

You

You

You

[Verse 2]

You

You

You

[Verse 3]

All our friends

Now seem so thin and frail

Slinky secrets

Hotter than the sun

[Verse 4]

No peachy prayers

No trendy réchauffé

I'm with you

So I can't go on

[Verse 5]

All my violence

Raining tears upon the sheet

I'm bewildered

For we're strangers when we meet

[Verse 6]

Blank screen TV

Preening ourselves in the snow

Forget my name

But I'm over you

Blended sunrise

And it's a dying world

Humming Rheingold

We scavenge up our clothes

[Verse 7]

All my violence

Raging tears upon the sheets

I'm resentful

For we're strangers when we meet

[Verse 8]

Cold tired fingers

Tapping out your memories

Halfway sadness

Dazzled by the new

Your embrace

It was all that I feared

That whirling room

We trade by vendu

[Verse 9]

Steely resolve is falling from me

My poor soul, poor bruised passivity

All your regrets ride rough-shod over me

I'm so glad that we're strangers when we meet

I'm so thankful that we're strangers when we meet

I'm in clover, for we're strangers when we meet

Heel head over, but we're strangers when we meet

[Verse 10]

Strangers when we meet

Strangers when we meet

Strangers when we meet

Strangers when we meet

Strangers when we meet

Strangers when we meet

Strangers when we meet

Strangers when we meet

Strangers when we meet

Written by: David Bowie

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